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Solihull road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Solihull in 2007, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2006 (525), and casualties fell from 736.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,775 collisions in Solihull.

Collisions in 2007
529
Up 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
697
Down 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Solihull in 2007

1.1% of collisions in Solihull in 2007 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 22% in Solihull from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight46588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious679.6%
  • Slight62389%

Solihull road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Solihull, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 673 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 529, up 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025251330
2024247340
2023261402
2022281369
2021235319
2020205270
2019266362
2018257361
2017273369
2016305425
2015297388
2014282380
2013290363
2012315446
2011393564
2010416568
2009489703
2008522693
2007529697
2006525736
2005564765
2004541704
2003505676
2002532719
2001595828
2000669922
1999665928
1998668911
1997635885
1996626950
1995630849
1994619830
1993596820
1992648883
1991581772
1990607832
1989643846
1988498660
1987510687
1986574752
1985595816
1984673865
1983550721
1982613808
1981605823
1980632823
1979562710

When and where crashes happen in Solihull in 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday103 (19%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday82 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.6%)
  • February32 (6%)
  • March42 (7.9%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May49 (9.3%)
  • June45 (8.5%)
  • July47 (8.9%)
  • August47 (8.9%)
  • September49 (9.3%)
  • October43 (8.1%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December47 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded21 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (76%)
  • Wet or damp118 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph402 (76%)
  • 40 mph37 (7%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph31 (5.9%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (26%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Solihull in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (65%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20132 (19%)
  • 21 to 2597 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (15%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (61%)
  • Passenger184 (26%)
  • Pedestrian86 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (75%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Solihull in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Solihull

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Solihull ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Solihull had the 113th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Solihull in 2007

St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield, Solihull, B91 3AJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Solihull in 2007, with 44 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Solihull with the most crashes in 2007

The A34 had the most collisions in Solihull in 2007: 40, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Solihull, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34405206
2ndM42354904
3rdB4102324124
4thB425253713
5thA452243204
6thB4025172811
7thA45152012
8thA41141802
9thB4101141713
10thB4438111600
11thB411491201
12thA41418801
13thB411881000
14thM681102
15thA34002300
16thA41772200
17thB41191100

Towns in Solihull: crashes in 2007

Solihull itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 235.

Postcode districts in Solihull: crashes in 2007

B91 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Solihull in 2007: 115.

Latest crashes in Solihull in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Solihull in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Solihull road accidents in other years